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How inhibiting one protein could help to treat pancreatic cancer

How inhibiting one protein could help to treat pancreatic cancer

Targeting an enzyme that makes pancreatic cancer cells more aggressive by silencing some of their genes could make the deadly disease less resistant to treatment. Could the findings of a new study help in the fight against pancreatic cancer? This was the conclusion of new research from Genentech, a biotechnology company in South San Francisco, […]

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All you need to know about dwarfism

All you need to know about dwarfism

Dwarfism occurs when a person is unusually short. Dwarfism itself is not a disease and, as a result, it has no single medical definition. Different organizations define dwarfism according to various criteria. The advocacy group, Little People of America, define dwarfism as a condition that results in an adult height of less than 4 foot […]

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What should you know about hyperthermia?

Hyperthermia refers to a group of heat-related conditions characterized by an abnormally high body temperature — in other words, the opposite of hypothermia. The condition occurs when the body’s heat-regulation system becomes overwhelmed by outside factors, causing a person’s internal temperature to rise. Hyperthermia is considered separate from conditions where internal body sources, such as […]

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Anti-inflammatory diet: What to know

Anti-inflammatory diet: What to know

The human body uses inflammation to help fight illness and also protect areas from further harm. In most cases, inflammation is a necessary part of the healing process. However, some medical conditions cause faulty inflammatory responses. These are called chronic inflammatory diseases. One of the best measures a person can take to prevent or reduce […]

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What is lanugo and what causes this hair to grow?

What is lanugo and what causes this hair to grow?

Lanugo is a type of fine hair that grows on the bodies of human fetuses while they are developing in the womb. These hairs disappear either by birth or shortly after when vellus hairs replace them. Vellus hairs are also naturally fine and transparent, but thicker than lanugo hairs. Vellus hairs are the hairs typically […]

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Can apple cider vinegar treat erectile dysfunction?

Can apple cider vinegar treat erectile dysfunction?

Erectile dysfunction can be a frustrating and demoralizing condition, particularly when standard treatments do not work. There is little scientific evidence that apple cider vinegar can treat erectile dysfunction. Apple cider vinegar may, however, treat some of the medical conditions that can lead to erectile dysfunction (ED). Anecdotal evidence and folk medical tradition both suggest […]

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What is polyarthritis?

What is polyarthritis?

Polyarthritis is present when four or more joints in the body become painful and inflamed. The condition is also known as polyarthralgia, which means “many joint pains.” The name polyarthritis comes from two Greek words: “poly,” meaning “many, much” “arthron,” meaning “joint” In this article, we look at some of the different forms of polyarthritis, […]

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What is polyarthralgia?

What is polyarthralgia?

Polyarthralgia is a medical condition where pain occurs in several joints of the body. It can have several underlying causes, it is more common in older people, and women tend to develop it more frequently than men. In this article, we take a look at the symptoms and causes of polyarthralgia, as well as the […]